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War Room (2000)

by Michael Holley(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Harper Collins

review 1: The quote on the back says "The story moves along like a two-minute drill", which at times can be true, is mostly an exaggeration by the reviewer. I decided to pick up War Room after reading and thoroughly enjoying Patriot Reign also by Michael Holley. Although War Room provided insight to the behind the scenes of the NFL much like Patriot Reign did, it lacked the excitement and interest of its predecessor. I bought War Room on the intention that it served as a sequel to Patriot Reign, as I am a big Pats fan, and while the first third or so of the book covers the Patriots and Bill Belichick, much of the information is rehashed from Patriot Reign, but with the perspective of Belichick and his colleagues Scott Pioli and Thomas Dimitroff as team executives. The bulk of the bo... moreok is about Pioli and Dimitroff and their careers including the early days, time with the Patriots and their respective tenures with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons. At times the book can offer interesting perspective on why a certain player was drafted, or how they developed a successful system for scouting players. But often information will be recycled from previous chapters and feel a little stale. This is a book that you read over the course of a few months, as it is often easy to lose focus due to its somewhat dry nature. If you are a Patriots fan, I highly recommend you read Patriot Reign instead. But if you want to know more about the men who aren't talked about as much when it comes to New England's success as a franchise, I'd say that it's worth giving a shot. Just keep in mind that this book encompasses the Atlanta Falcons as well as the Kansas City Chiefs, so it's not just for Pats fans.
review 2: This book is terrible. The Patriot's publicist would offer a more balanced view of Belichick and co. Peter King isnt this fawning. Shoot, even if this were about the Bears I'd find the partiality nauseating. And other than the fact that Pioli doesnt like people in his draft room and Dimitroff does, I am hard pressed to say this book offers any real insights into the inner workings of NFL draft rooms. less

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